1:11 AM,
May 6, 2012

Carlo Rossi, 9, of New Windsor sits in a 1913 Fiat Type 56 Saturday at the Rhinebeck Car Show at the county fairgrounds.

Written by

Chris Valdez
Poughkeepsie Journal

The history and craftsmanship of antique automobiles has appealed to Ed Dina since high school. Dina became part of that history when he purchased a 1913 American Fiat four years ago.

The Fiat, manufactured in Poughkeepsie, returned to the mid-Hudson Valley for the 42nd annual Rhinebeck Car Show at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

The classic vehicle was assembled at a plant on Route 9 across from the current Marist College site and originally bought by the owners of the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz. For the past century, the Fiat has journeyed more than 43,000 miles ...